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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Busy all round on the Ben

Today Jen and her Dad and I were not short of company on Ben Nevis. We did Tower Ridge along with a half dozen other parties, 2 lads skied Tower and No.3 Gullys (less snow than last weekend No.4 has a small break now), a team headed for the Long Climb (looked damp with a couple of snow patches leaking onto it) and at least 2 parties were climbing on Carn Dearg. And of course then there were the summit hordes... private walkers, bikers and 3 peakers.
We enjoyed great conditions on the Ridge and had lunch on the Great tower and 60th birthday cake and champagne on the summit!
The MIDGE IS HERE. Nibbled at the car park, again at the CIC and again on top of the Great Tower. Smidge that midge!

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I am a freelance Mountaineering Instructor working year round for myself. I am also an Associate Instructor at Glenmore Lodge and the Technical Advisor to a number of large Climbing Centres and Councils. In my time off its rock climbing in the summer, winter climbing in the the winter and mountaineering year round. I have also been lucky enough to take part in 25 Expeditions covering every continent and resulting in a dozen First Ascents of previously unclimbed peaks. My wife frequently reminds me that there is more to life than climbing and the mountains... its just soooo hard to remember sometimes :-)